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You tell me your dream, I'll tell you mine

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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1899

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Title
You tell me your dream, I'll tell you mine
Additional title: Two little children one morning, after their breakfast was o'er. [first line of song]
Additional title: You had a dream, well, I had one too. [first line of chorus]
Names
Daniels, Charles N. (Charles Neil), 1878-1943 (Composer)
Rice, Seymour (Lyricist)
Brown, Albert H. (Lyricist)
Butler, Etta (Singer)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1899

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1899
Place: Kansas City
Publisher: Chas. N. Daniels ; Western Music Publishing Co.
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Death
Life cycle, Human
Betrothal
Dreams
Waltzes
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Cover design includes a floral pattern.
Content: Dealer's stamp on cover at bottom right: The Zeno Mauvais Music Co. [Oakland, California].
Content: On cover: As sung by Miss Etta Butler. Cover includes photograph of Etta Butler.
Content: Summary: Two children are playing; the boy challenges the girl to tell her dream; as adults, Tom and Mary tell each other their dreams and choose to be married; later, Tom is sad since Mary has died, but he still remembers them telling each other their dreams from childhood.
Statement of responsibility: words by Seymour Rice and Albert H. Brown ; music by Chas. N. Daniels.
Physical Description
Extent: 6 p. ; 37 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21736880
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21738653
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e6421f30-c595-012f-a3f2-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1878: Creator Born
  • 1899: Issued
  • 1943: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "You tell me your dream, I'll tell you mine" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1899. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9788a2bd-dd78-d7d7-e040-e00a18060e31

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "You tell me your dream, I'll tell you mine" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9788a2bd-dd78-d7d7-e040-e00a18060e31

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1899). You tell me your dream, I'll tell you mine Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9788a2bd-dd78-d7d7-e040-e00a18060e31

Wikipedia Citation

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You tell me your dream, I'll tell you mine